Album for collection of stamps, etc.



March 12, 1940. J, P Z 2,193,296

ALBUM FOR COLLECTION OF STAMPS, ETC

Filed Feb. 25, 1938 l \I 0k l T.L

Ill lllllllllll Patented Mar. 12, 1940 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE2,193,296 ALBUM FOR COLLECTION OF STAMPS, ETC.

John Pienzak, Deming, N. Mex. Application February 25, 1938, Serial No.192,613

3 Claims.

My invention is an improvement in albums of that special type employedby philatelists and numismatists for their collections of stamps andcoins.

@ In the collection of stamps it is customary for the collector to pastethe stamps in the album in order to preserve the collection and have itconvenient for inspection, and as it is desirable to keep all the stampsintact they are applied it to the leaves of the album by short tabs orstickers, as well as by means of pockets as suggested in my prior PatentNo. 2,078,542, perrnitting the pockets to be used also in the collectionof coins. The collector of stamps oftentimes accumulates duplicateswhich are usually kept loosely between the leaves of the albumcontaining that particular series of stamps, and of course it isdesirable that convenient means be provided for m taking care of theseextra stamps in such manner that they may be kept in a more orderlymanner as well as easily accessible for inspection, the construction ofthe album being also an imim portant desideratum in providing a deviceof this kind for the collector of stamp or coins.

The principal object of my invention therefore is to provide an albumfor the collection of stamps and coins that will not only facilitatemounting the stamps comprising the collection, including duplicates, onthe leaves of the album, but will also permit the stamps to be seenwithout removing them from the pockets, obviating the handling of thestamps for a better preservagg tion of the collection, while theconstruction of the album will allow it to lie fiat on the supportingsurface when opened.

In the drawing:

Figure l is a view of an album constructed in an accordance with myinvention, open to expose one of the leaves having the pockets for thecollection.

Fig. 2 is a rear view of one of the smaller Dockets.

$ Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the same.

Fig. 4 is a view of the blank from which the pocket is formed.

Fig. 5 is a rear view of the pocket for con- 50 taining extra stamps. 1I

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the pocket.

Fig. '7 is a detail view of the slide used in conf nection with thispocket.

Fig. 8 is a longitudinal sectional View through a; the center thereof.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary view of one of the leaves of the album.

Fig. 10 is a detail view of one of the plates used for the binding ofthe leaves and covers together, and

Fig. 11 is a sectional view through the binding.

In the construction of my improved album the leaves it, of stifi' paperor cardboard, are bound together after the manner of a loose-leafbinder, in the present instance the leaves having narrow w thin strips ii (Fig. 9) pasted to the inner edges thereof with spaced apart holes l2,to receive the fastening means, as rings l3. The thin strip attached toeach leaf of the album is made of paper, fabric, or other suitablematerial, and is it doubled on itself with the longitudinal edges pastedat opposite sides of the inner edge of the leaf 90, it being essentialthat the thickness of the strip shall be less than the thickness of thecardboard so that when the leaves are bound go together in theparticular manner hereinafter described the binding will be thinner thanthe body portion of the album to permit the latter to lie flat whenopened. Though the strips are referred to as attached to the leaves itwill be understood they may be a part of the leaf as an extensionthereof. The covers it are also provided with comparatively thin stripsHz at their binding edges having holes 86, corresponding with those inthe strips attached to the leaves, and to cooperate with thisarrangement I employ narrow metal plates H at opposite sides of thebinding, said plates having slots iii of a peculier shape to receive therings or other fastening means and intimately engage the same fortightg5 ly clamping the binding strips together. As will be noted byreference to Fig. 10 the slots are in the form of bayonet-slots openingout at the outer edge of the plate with that portion thereof extendingparallel with the edge having opposing out-turned lips 59, it, betweenwhich the fastening means or ring is securely held, the space betweenthe lips or spring members being gradually contracted to grip the ring,rod, or other similar fastening means employed in connection with theholes in the leaves and covers of the album.

For increasing the utility of the album in adapting it for collectionsof stamps and coins I provide special pockets of transparent material 5so that the contents of each pocket, as stamps or coins, may be readilyseen without the necessity of removing them. In one instance the pocket,

20, is of such size as to receive a single stamp or coin, or may belarger for blocks of stamps and first day mail covers, while in theother instance pocket, 24, is constructed especially to receive a blockof stamps, or duplicates, commonly called stock.

The construction of each pocket to receive a single stamp is such thatit is attached to the leaf of the album by"a"-hinge-flap 22, formed byan extension of the front of the pocket, so that the open'end of thepocket is at the inner side of the body portion, whereby to insert thestamp it is necessary to swing said body portion upwardly, asillustrated in the lower right hand corner of Fig. 1, and when thepocket is returned to its normal position the stamp will be securelyretained or mounted in the album. It will be understood that in placingthe stamp in the pocket, with the latter turned up, the back of thestamp is outward so that when the pocket is turned down the face of thestamp will then be outward, and said pocket being made of transparentmaterial the stamp can be readily inspected without removing it from thepocket- To provide this arrangement of pocket, and to better protect thestamp placed therein, said pocket has reinforced side edges 23 formed byfolding the material upon itself, preferably a double fold, in theaccomplishment of which the pocket is formed from a blank shown in Fig,4; that is, a rectangular sheet of material is double folded at itslongitudinal edges on the dotted lines a, b, after which said blank isfolded lengthwise on the dotted line 0 to form the pocket and leave thefiap 22 beyond the open end d thereof. As the pocket is made of acetateCelluloid, acetate cellulose, or other tough transparent material withthe double fold tightly creased its stability will be maintained toprotect the stamp and permit the body portion of the pocket to be swungback and forth on the flap or hinge 22. It will be noted that when theblank forming the pocket 20 is-double folded at its longitudinal edgesfor reinforcement the blank is then folded upon itself that the folds atthe edges will be within the pocket, and that the hinge-flap is anextension of the front of the pocket and is folded over the back withthe outer surface gummed for attachment to the leaf of the album.

For mounting stock, or duplicate stamps, as for instance blocks of fourstamps, I prefer to construct the pocket as illustrated in detail Figs.5 and .6 in which a fixed pocket, 24, is provided having inwardly turnedside and bottom edges 25 and 26, respectively, gummed so as to be pastedto the leaf of the album, and in connection with this pocket I employ aslide 21 having the lower end 28 thereof upturned to hold the block ofstamps in connection therewith while being inserted and withdrawn, themanipulation of the slide being facilitated by a flap 29. This slideprovides a convenient means for inserting the block of stamps in thepocket, and by handling them in this manner there is no possibility oftheir being torn apart or otherwise damaged.

The plates l1 forming part of the loose-leaf binder for the leaves ofthe album are preferably reinforced by an outwardly projecting flange orrib lla at its rear edge, the outer edges of the gripping members I!)being below the plane of the outer edge of said flange or rib, and asthe strips II and i5 are very thin compared with the thickness of theleaves and covers the binding is such as to allow the album to lie flatwhen opened.

Although I have referred to the pockets as being especially adapted tocontain stamps it"-- ,g

will be understood that an album constructed as herein shown anddescribed may be adapted also for the collection of coins, snap shotpictures, and other things it is desired to keep in an album, thetransparent pockets providing not only for the protection of the mountedstamps, coins, or pictures, but permitting inspection without disturbingthe collection.

From the foregoing description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, it will be apparent that I provide an album for collections ofvarious kinds that will not only keep the collection in an orderlymanner and exposed through the transparent pockets for inspection, butalso fully protects a complete collection of stamps, etc., from beingsoiled or otherwise damaged.

I claim:

1. Incombination with an album for use in the collection of stamps andcoins, of a pocket of transparent material to receive the stamp or coin,said pocket being formed from a single sheet folded upon itself toprovide an extension of one of the folded portions beyond the outer endof the other folded portion, and the side edges of the folded materialfolded and glued together to close the side edges of the pocket, theaforementioned extension forming a hinge integral with the front of thepocket and folded over the back with a coating of adhesive substance onthe outer side thereof when folded, whereby when the pocket is attachedto the leaf of the album the body is swung on the hinge to expose theopen end of the pocket. 7

2. In combination with an album for use in the collection of stamps andcoins, of a pocket of transparent material to receive the stamp or coin,said pocket being formed from a single sheet folded upon itself toprovide an extension of one of the folded portions beyond the outer endof the other folded portion, and the side edges of the folded materialfolded and glued together to close the side edges of the pocket withsaid folded side edges continued at opposite sides of the aforementionedextension, the latter forming a reinforced hinge integral with the frontof the pocket and folded over the back with a coating of adhesivesubstance on the outer side thereof when folded, whereby when the pocketis attached to the leaf of the album the body is swung on the hinge toexpose the open end of the pocket.

3. In combination with an album for use in the collection of stamps andcoins, of pockets of transparent material attached to the leaves of thealbum to receive the stamp or coin, each pocket being formed from asingle sheet folded upon itself to provide an extension of one of thefolded portions beyond the outer end of the other folded portion, andthe side edges of the folded material double-folded and glued togetherto close the sides of the pocket and said doublefold continued toinclude the opposite sides of the aforesaid extension, the latterforming a hinge integral with the front of the pocket and folded overthe back with a coating of adhesive substance on the outer side thereofwhen folded, whereby to expose the open end of a pocket the body portionthereof is swung'on the hinge.

JOHN PIENZAK.

